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Is Little House 'Woke?' Reboot Raises a Debate

Megyn Kelly warns Netflix not to 'wokeify' it, but Melissa Gilbert says original is thoroughly 'woke'

(Newser) - Less than a week after Netflix announced it was rebooting Little House on the Prairie, a political squabble has erupted over the iconic show.
  • Megyn Kelly: Netflix, "if you wokeify Little House on the Prairie I will make it my singular mission to absolutely ruin your project," the
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Little House on the Prairie Is Getting Rebooted

Netflix is bringing back the iconic family Western for a new generation

(Newser) - Everything old is new again, even at the Ingalls house. Netflix has given the thumbs-up to a reboot of Little House on the Prairie, the long-running TV drama that followed the lives of a tight-knit family living on a farm in the late 1800s. The Boys writer/producer Rebecca Sonnenshine will...

Laura Ingalls Wilder Name Nixed From Major Book Award

Racial concerns led to the American Library Association vote

(Newser) - A major children's book award is getting a name change after honoring author Laura Ingalls Wilder for decades. The Association for Library Service to Children's board has voted to remove the name of the author, best known for her Little House on the Prairie novels, over racism concerns....

Little House Star 'Devastated' to Drop Bid for Congress

Upcoming surgery won't allow Melissa Gilbert to meet 'rigorous demands' of Mich. campaign

(Newser) - A star from Little House on the Prairie won't be moving to a bigger House after all—at least not this time around. Melissa Gilbert, who played Laura Ingalls Wilder in the Little House TV series, is "devastated" to have to drop out of her bid for Congress...

Little House on the Prairie Movie in the Works

No word on cast yet; Sean Durkin will direct

(Newser) - One of NBC's most popular television series of the '70s and early '80s is leaving the Midwest and heading for Hollywood. Paramount Pictures will be adapting Little House on the Prairie, which ran on TV from 1974 to 1983 , for the big screen, per the Hollywood Reporter ...

Little House on the Prairie Memoir Promises Grittier Truth

Autobiography of late Laura Ingalls Wilder to be published

(Newser) - Laura Ingalls Wilder penned one of the most beloved children's series of the 20th century, but the late author's forthcoming autobiography will show devoted Little House on the Prairie fans a more realistic view of frontier living. Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography is slated to be released by...

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